Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130382.015 - Steel beam strikes employee causing contusions and leg fract

Accident Summary Nr: 130382.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475644.015	05/18/2020		238120	O'Brien Steel Erectors Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on May 12, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a steel erection contractor. A steel beam was being placed/seated into another steel member for a new commercial structure. The two members did not fit together properly resulting in the beam falling and striking Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered contusions and a leg fracture. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Contusion, Falling Object, Fitting, Fracture, Hospital, Leg, Steel, Steel Beam, Steel Connector, Steel Erection, Steel Worker, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475644.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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